Canopy-supporting frame.



No. 862,779. .PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907. G. A. WILLIAMS & G. F. LINDSEY.

CANOPY SUPPORTING FRAME.

mm g 1 Ill/g2 .APPLIOATION FILED MAY 28, 1906.

. head post, illustrating the manner in which the upper UNITE STATES PATENT UEETEE.

GEORGE A. WILLIAMS AND GEORGE E. LINDSEY, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

CANOPY-SUPPORTING- FRAME.

latented Aug. 6, 1907.

Application filed May 28,1906. Serial No. 319,221.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, Gnonon A. Wmtmns and GEORGE E. LINDSEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Canopy-Supporting Frames, of I which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to canopy supporting frames l and has for its object the provision of a device of this character, particularly designed for supporting mosquito nets above a bedstead, although other canopies may be used in conjunction therewith if desired.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a frame comprising a vertical extension adapted to be secured to the head posts of a bedstead in such a mannor as to support the net at the desired distance above the said bedstead.

A further object resides in the provision of a device of the above type adapted for use in connection with bedstcads of either metallic or wooden type.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a metallic bedstead with the improved canopy supporting frame connected thereto, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the head posts of said bed frame, illustrating a pair of clamping or supporting members which will be hereinafter described, Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of said head post, illustrating the manner in which the lower clamping member is secured thereto, Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of said clamping member is secured thereto, Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a coupling hereinafter described, and Fig. 61s a detail perspective view of a bracket which may be substituted for the clamping member shown in Fig. 4 when it is desired to use the herein described canopy supporting frame in conjunction with a wooden bedstead.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates a metallic bedstead, said bedstead comprising vertical head posts 6 and '7, horizontal head bars 8 and 9, vertical foot posts 10 end 11, horizontal foot bars 12 and 13, side bars 14, and bars 15 and the usual couplings 16 for connecting said side and end bars. The above named elements are all of the usual and well known construction and form no part of the present invention. Clamped to the head posts 6 and 7 are brackets 17 and 18. These brackets comprise comparatively broad members 19 which lie behind the head posts and forwardly extending members 20, the outer ends of which are bent at 21, to form a cylinder having a constricted or closed I lower end (not shown) to receive and retain therein the l lower ends of spring bars 22. The upper ends of these bars are bent at right angles, as at 23, and are inserted in couplings 24. The ends of the cross bar 25 are also inserted in said coupling 24, as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. I

U-shaped clamping brackets 26 partially encircle the posts 6 and 7 and have outturned ends 27 through which pass bolts 28. The ends of said bolts pass through the members 19 and have thumb nuts 29 threaded thereon. Vertical rods 30 lie substantially parallel with the head posts 6 and 7 and havetheir lower ends bent substantially at right angles, as at 31. These lower ends of the rods pass through ends 32 of brackets 26 and through the plates 19 and have nuts 33 threaded thereon. The upper ends of the rods 30 are bent-at right angles, as at 34, to enter couplings 35 similar to couplings 24. The cross bar 36 also enters these couplings as will be readily understood. U-shaped clamps 3'7 are clamped upon the head posts 6 and 7 by screws 38 and nuts 39 and are provided with extensions 40 in which are clamped the vertical rods 30. This gives additional rigidity to the vertical extension formed by rods 30 and 36. Holes 41 formed through the members 19 are adapted to receive screws when it is desired to secure said members 19 to the rear face of the head board of a wooden bedstead, and the clamps 26 are eliminated. When this is done, links 42 are substituted for the U-shaped members 37, said links comprising a shank 43 and vertical eyelet 44 and a horizontal eyelet 45, the horizontal eyelet receiving the rods 30, as will be readily understood, and the vertical eyelet 44 receiving a retaining screw 46. Cords secured to the upper portions of spring bars 22 provide means for drawing said spring bars down to any desired position.

The operation of the device is as follows: The net is draped about the frame and is supported by the bars 25 and 36. When the net is in use the side spring bars 22 and consequently the bar 25 are drawn to the position illustrated in Fig, 1, a hook 49 serving to hold them in this position. When it is desired to remove the net from above the bed, this hook is released and the spring bars 22 assume a vertical position and drape the net about the head of the bed.

An important feature of the present invention is the vertical extension formed by the rods 30 and 36, and the clamping members 37, which rigidly support said vertical extension, this vertical extension supporting the net at a considerable height above the sleeper and insuring better ventilation than would be the case if the net were draped directly over the head posts.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and efficient means are herein provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but while the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purpose for which they are intended, it is to be understood that our invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be made within the scopeot the appended claims.

Having described our invention, what we claim, is:

In a device of the type set forth, the combination with vertical and forwardly extending U shaped canopy sup porting frames, said vertical frame having its free end bent at a substantial right angle of superposed clamping brackets therefor, the uppermost of said brackets engaging the adjacent leg of said vertical frame being secured to a stationary object and the lowermost of said brackets embodying adjustably connected clamping members, the rearmost of said clamping members having its outer end inturned and formed with a vertical loop surrounding and supporting the legs of said forwardly extending frame, the foremost of said clamping members being shaped to con form to said stationary object, said vertical frame having its angular free end passed through said clamping members on one side of said stationary object and carrying a tightening nut and a bolt and nut fastening extending through said clamping members on the other side of said stationary object.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

GEO. A. WILLIAMS. GEORGE E. LINDSEY.

Witnesses MIRIAM SPIRO, 'l. R. NORRIS. 

